Dispensing container



April 23, 1935. Ml Ah CARUSO ET AL 1,998,862

DISPENSING CONTAINER Filed April 27, 1934 @fx-J Patented Apr. 23, 1935 V UNITEDSTATES PATENT oFFicE,

DISPENSING CONTAINERv Michael A; Caruso and Robert Lally, West l(grange, and Joseph V. Roller, South Orange,

Application April 27, 1934, Serial No. 722,778

3 Claims. (Cl. 22S- 17) This invention relates to an improved disthe container. The extended end portion I9 of pensing container and one object of the inventhe blank projecting from ends of the flaps 5 tion is to provide a container in which saltV or any and 9 is bent along the line 20 to form a tongue y otherfree fiowing material maybe packed Aand or flange which, whenfglued to the face of the 5 from which the material may be'dispensed withwall section YI3 secures the walls in box-forming 5 out destroying the container. position; The lower iiaps 6 and 8 are then Another object of theinvention is to provide folded inwardly, after which flaps 'I and 9 are the-receptacle or body ofthe container with a swung inwardly one against the other where head for its upper end of such construction, that they are secured by glue and form a multiple- 10 when the receptacle is initially filled and aps ply bottom for the receptacle. 10 forming the head` secured, contents of the re- The Vreceptaclevwill vnow be filled withl salt or ceptacle will be conned therein and protected other free flowing material andthe upper flaps from exposure to moisture but when it is desired folded inwardly tov a closed position. The end to use aportion of the contents, aportion of one iiaps 2 and 4 arel rst swung to a closed posiflap may bemoved out of closing relation to a tion, after which-the side flap isclosed and the 15 discharge passage provided through the head. flap 3 then swung downwardly upon the flap k5.

Another object of the inventionis to so form It should be noted that the flap 4 has an openthe closure for the discharge passage that yit ing 2l 4cut therefrom and the portion 22 of the will beinitially held in a retractedV position but fiap '3, which is directly above the opening 2| maybe torn loose and then freely slid into and when the `fdap 3.is closedisweakened by scoring 2L) out of closing relation to the discharge passage. las shown at 23 in order that this portion of the `Another object of the invention is to provide flap may be readily removed and thereby provide a dispensing container Lwhich may be formed fan vopening'Ztlkalinedfwith the opening 2| as from a singlefblank of cardboard and very cheapshownzinFigs. 'IU*aridi-8f.'-V The portion n 22 yof the 25 1y made. outer ilappr ply of the upper head is not to 25 The invention is illustrated in the accombe removed until it is desired to dispense the conpanying drawing, wherein the same part is destents of the container. ignated by the same reference numeral, o A strip 25, which may be referred to as a valve Figure 1 is aview of the blank from which the strip or closure, is cut from the ilap 5 by slits leadcontainer is made. ing from an end thereof and itv should be noted 30 Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the container ready that inner ends of these slits terminate in spaced to be filled. relation to each other so that the inner end of Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the container. the strip will be integrally connected withV the Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the container body of the flap by a small connecting portion or with all but one flap closed. neck 26. The outer end portion of the strip pro- 35 Fig. 5 is a perspective View showing the iiaps jects from the flap to form a finger hold which all closed. projects'beyond the wall I3 when the flap 3 is in Fig. 6 is a top plan view showing the flaps the closed position and the adjacent end of the closed. ilap is cut back as shown at 2'I in order that the 40 Fig. 7 is a section taken along the line 1-1 linger hold may be easily grasped.V When the 40 of Fig. 6, and flap 3 is'closed it is held firmly in place by glue Fig. Sis a sectional view showing closure strip applied thereto as shown at 28 and the strip 25 drawn outwardlyk to an open position. will be held in its proper position. As the inner This improved container is formed from a end of the strip is integrally attached to the body single blank of cardboard or other suitable sheet of the ap 5 it can not accidentally slide outward- .15

material. The blank which is indicated in genly to an extended position and become lost. eral by the numeral I is substantially rectangu- It should also be noted that if the section 22 lar in shape and is cut from upper and lower of the outer flap should be prematurely removed edges to form upper flaps 2, 3, 4 and 5 and the strip will remain in its retracted position lower flaps B, 1, S'and 9. By folding the blank across the openings 2l and 24 and contents of the 50 along the lines I0, II and I2 there will be proreceptacle can not spill out. When it is desired to vided wall forming sections I3, I4, I5 and I6 dispense a portion of the contents it is merely each having aps at its upper and lower ends necessary to grasp the outer end of the strip and which are to bebent inwardly along the lines by exerting apulling action tear the strip loose Il and I8 to form upper and lower heads for at the neck 26. The strip can then be drawn outr Cil wardly as shown in Fig. 8 and contents of the receptacle can flow out through the openings 2l and 24 which will then serve as a discharge passage. After a desired quantity has passed out of the receptacle the strip can be returned to its retracted position in which its inner end will extend across the two openings and effectively close the discharge passage. The container can then be placed upon a shelf in an upright position and dust and insects will be prevented from passing into the receptacle. disposed between the flap 3 and innerflaps 2 and ll will cause it to be well supported and as a longitudinally extending slot is formed in the flap 5 when the strip is torn loose, the strip will be guided in its sliding movement and retained in position to properly close the discharge passage when in its retracted position.

Although we have herein described a single complete embodiment of our invention, it should be understood that numerous modications might easily be devised by workers skilled in the art to which this case relates, Without departing from the spirit of the invention, as the same is indicated above and in the following claims.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A dispensing container comprising a receptacle initially open at its upper end and having end flaps and side flaps folded inwardly with the side iaps overlying the end flaps one upon the other and together with the end flaps forming a head for the receptacle having inner and outer upper plies, one end iiap being formed with an opening and the outer ply having a detachable portion above the opening for forming `a second opening alined with the rst opening, the inner ply having a portion cut therefrom to form a strip extending between the outer ply and end flaps with its outer end projecting to form a nger hold and its inner end detachably held in engagement with the body of theY inner ply whereby the strip may be torn loose by pull exerted longitudinally of the strip and drawn outwardly to move The fact that the strip -isr its inner end portion from across the openings and permit dispensing through the openings.

2. A dispensing container comprising a receptacle, a head closing the upper end of said receptacle and having inner plies extending towards each other from opposed walls of the receptacle, an intermediate ply resting against the inner plies and an outer ply covering the intermediate ply and secured thereto, one inner ply having an opening formed therein and the outer ply having alreadily removable portion over the opening and when` removed forming an outer opening alined with the inner opening, said intermediate ply having spaced slits leading from one end and deiining a strip having a fragment of its inner end integrally united'to the body of the inner ply and its outer end portion projecting from an end of the head and constituting a nger hold, a portion of the outer ply above the outer end portion of said strip being cut away whereby the strip may be readily grasped and pulled longitudinally to detach its inner end and draw the-strip outwardly to shift its inner end portion out of a closing position across Athe alined openings.

3. A dispensing container comprising a recep tacle, a head for the upper end of said receptacle consisting of flaps carried by walls of the receptacle and folded inwardly one -upon another to provide vguides and upper and lower plies above the guides, one guide having an opening formed therein and the upper ply having a. weakened portion detachable to form an opening lined with the first opening and together therewith forming a discharge passage, and a strip cut from the lower ply and slidablelongitudinally between the upper ply and guides into and out of position to dispose a portion across the openings in closing relation to the discharge passage, one end portion of said strip being exposed and constituting a nger hold to be grasped when actuating the strip.

MICHAEL A. CARUSO. ROBERT LALLY. JOSEPH V. ROLLER. 

